Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation

After September's deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control
A day after Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns unveiled school safety legislation, Democrats and families from Apalachee High School said they want more — namely, gun safety laws. Both efforts to curb the gun violence come months after a mass shooting at Apalachee,
Georgia House Speaker introduces sweeping school safety reforms after mass shooting
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns has introduced a comprehensive school safety plan to the legislature, aiming to prevent tragedies like the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County last fall.
Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation after Apalachee shooting
To prevent future school shootings like the one that occurred at Apalachee High School last September, House Speaker Jon Burns said he will support the development of a statewide database that would contain information about students’ mental health history.
Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school.
Georgia representatives push for safety with families from Apalachee High School
This comes after a school safety package was proposed
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